Did someone say Sanctuary?

Rating: 5/10 (23 July 2005)

I knew going in that this movie wasn't going to be original. I have read here and elsewhere about the plot similarities to a movie I haven't seen, but there are a lot of similarities to Logan's Run, a movie that I like very much and I just couldn't get over it. Because there was nothing to help me get over it. Even if you haven't seen those movies there is a 'been there, done that' feeling to this, especially for a SciFi fan like myself. And the rest of it is a lot of exploding car chases, which always makes my mind wander, and a scene we've seen too many times in movies involving clones/identical twins. It goes something like this "I'm him"; "No I'm him.".
Now I love the cast, especially Sean Bean. And he'g got a line at the end of this movie that I couldn't believe. I just sat there shaking my head thinking 'no he's not going to say that, no'. Well he did. It's a well known joke by a very popular American comedian and I don't know if it was supposed to be a nod to said comedian, which would be absolutely silly at that point in the film, or if they were just stealing it and trying to turn it into an "Hasta La Vista, Baby!" type quote. And having to watch him fight Ewan McGregor bothered me because I like both of them and I'm thinking 'Don't hit his face!', then 'NO, don't hit HIS face!!!" :o)
If you like the actors in it, they all look really nice. And I can't say I was disappointed because I wasn't expecting much. I don't have a problem with Michael Bay either. I like the look of his films and this is no different. We've just seen better, a lot better, from everyone involved.